Compare& Contrast Paper of Design types (wings, body, etc)
Day Seven & Eight
Build & Test glider prototype (will have balsa wood and some supplies provided)
Sketch of Model
Day Nine - Design Modification
Day Ten, Eleven & Twelve- Building & Testing of Actual Glider
Day Thirteen - Competition Day
Day Fourteen - Reflection
Grading
Day One - none
Day Two - logbook, evidence of research
Day Three - logbook, evidence of research
Day Four - logbook, Compiling Research into Paper (30 pts, 10 per section - organized, spelling & gramar, details of research, include works cited)
Day Five - logbook Compare & Contrast of Wing types and body designs (10 points)
Day Six - logbook
Day Seven - logbook; Sketch of model, labeled with details (5 points)
Day Eight - logbook
Day Nine - logbook; Explanation of modifications and why you changed what you did (5 points)
Day Ten - logbook
Day Eleven - logbook
Day Twelve - logbook
Day Thirteen - logbook, competition score (30 points)
Day Fourteen - Reflection of Project (10 points) - how the research helped, why the modifications were important, the difference between prototype and actual glider
Scoring
Total= A + B + C
A --> Accuracy: This is calculated out of 30. 2 points will be deducted for every 6 inches you are away from the target. The target will be ~15-20 feet away from the launch point.
Day Two, Three, & Four
Day Five & Six
Day Seven & Eight
Day Nine - Design Modification
Day Ten, Eleven & Twelve- Building & Testing of Actual Glider
Day Thirteen - Competition Day
Day Fourteen - Reflection
Grading
Day One - none
Day Two - logbook, evidence of research
Day Three - logbook, evidence of research
Day Four - logbook, Compiling Research into Paper (30 pts, 10 per section - organized, spelling & gramar, details of research, include works cited)
Day Five - logbook Compare & Contrast of Wing types and body designs (10 points)
Day Six - logbook
Day Seven - logbook; Sketch of model, labeled with details (5 points)
Day Eight - logbook
Day Nine - logbook; Explanation of modifications and why you changed what you did (5 points)
Day Ten - logbook
Day Eleven - logbook
Day Twelve - logbook
Day Thirteen - logbook, competition score (30 points)
Day Fourteen - Reflection of Project (10 points) - how the research helped, why the modifications were important, the difference between prototype and actual glider
Scoring
Total= A + B + C
A --> Accuracy: This is calculated out of 30. 2 points will be deducted for every 6 inches you are away from the target. The target will be ~15-20 feet away from the launch point.
B --> Distance: This is calculated out of 20.
C --> Weight: This is calculated out of 20.